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Glory , story of the 54 th Massachusetts Regiment

Glory , story of the 54 th Massachusetts Regiment. Glory the movie. Glory is the story of the 54 th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment It is the story of the first black regiment to be organized in a northern state.

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Glory , story of the 54 th Massachusetts Regiment

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  1. Glory, story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment

  2. Glory the movie • Glory is the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment • It is the story of the first black regiment to be organized in a northern state. • It became famous due to a heroic, but tragic attach on Ft. Wagner, S. Carolina on July 18, 1863

  3. Colonel • Chosen to organize and lead the regiment was Col. Robert G. Shaw • He was the son of well-known Boston abolitionists. • An abolitionist was a person that favored doing away with slavery. • Many felt that Shaw received the appointment just because of who his parents were.

  4. Frederick Douglass • Helping to recruit the Black volunteers was a former slave turned abolitionists. • Douglass had been a slave but managed to escape. • He spent his life trying to abolish slavery. • Two of his own sons served in the 54th.

  5. Stats • During the Civil War (1861-1865) more than 186,000, Black Americans fought for the Union either as soldiers or sailors. A full regiment during the Civil War was usually 1000 men. During its existence the 54th had 1100 soldiers serve. • More than 40,000 of that number died. • 16 of them received the Medal of Honor for their bravery above and beyond the call of duty. It is the highest honor the U.S. gives a soldier. • Sgt William H. Carney was the first black to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

  6. Contraband • Anything useful to the enemy is known as contraband and can be legally seized by soldiers. • To get around the Fugitive Slave Law that made it illegal to help a slave escape, runaway or captured slaves were considered contraband by the Union troops.

  7. Edward Pierce • Pierce was a Union soldier. • During the war he was commissioned to examine the condition of the “negroes” fighting and report back to the government. • His reports had great impact on how the black soldiers were seen. • In addition to his reports, he sent articles to newspapers, esp. the Harper’s Weekly.

  8. Irish Americans • Irish Americans were some of the newest immigrants to America. • They had a hard time finding work and getting respect. Most were very poor. • Many had to serve in the civil war. • They did not like the blacks because: …they feared freed blacks would take their jobs … felt the Civil War was the blacks fault

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